Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Maldives
Maldives: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 14.2% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Maldives, 2000–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in IMF calculation.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 14.2% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Maldives peaked at 20.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2011.
Maldives ranks 39th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Maldives, year by year
| Year | IMF calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -10.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 14.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 14.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 13.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 14.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Maldives?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Maldives was 14.2% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2011.
- How does Maldives rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Maldives ranks 39th out of 123 countries with data for 2011.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release